There is a widespread outrage among members of the Indigenous People of Biafra following the diatribe against the IPOB leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu by a former Abia State House of Representatives aspirant, Ndukwe Ikoh.

The former federal lawmaker said Nnamdi Kanu recruited thugs, drug pushers and users for his agitation which is not in line with Ojukwu's vision for Biafra.

He said: “The Biafra struggle that started since 1957 by Odimegwu Ojukwu has a very serious concept upon which it was built and this concept was and is still very vital to Nigerians, especially those from the Southern part of the country.

“It had to do with those who were marginalized and not allowed to develop their potentials, and then there was the serious issue of ethnic mistrust between the north and the south which led to the attempt to break away from the rest of the country.

“Kanu’s cause is a little divergent from the original because Biafra was a cause that was built on